95-23872. U.S. v. Gestetner Corporation

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 26, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49632-49633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23872]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division
[Civil No. 64-CIV. 3121]


U.S. v. Gestetner Corporation

    Take notice that Gestetner Corporation, defendant in this action, 
has filed a motion for an Order terminating the Final Judgment which 
was entered on September 9, 1968, in this antitrust action. The United 
States of America (``Government'') has consented to the entry of such 
an Order, but has reserved the right to withdraw its consent for at 
least seventy (70) days after the publication of this notice.
    The Complaint in this case was filed on October 14, 1964, and 
charged Gestetner with conspiring with independent Gestetner dealers to 
restrain trade in stencil duplicating machines, related machines and 
parts, and accessories and supplies for such machines in violation of 
Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1. More specifically, the 
complaint alleged that Gestetner required each of its dealers to sell 
Gestetner products only in territories, and to customers, allocated to 
it; that Gestetner required each dealer to sell its products at prices 
and terms and conditions of sale fixed by the defendant; and that 
Gestetner prevented its dealers from competing for sales to the United 
States Government or to any other specific customers designated by 
Gestetner as ``National Accounts'', and from leasing Gestetner's 
machines without its permission. The complaint further alleged that 
Gestetner enforced these restrictions by cutting off the supply of 
products to, or reducing the sales territory of, any dealer who failed 
to be governed by the restrictions.
    The Final Judgment prohibited Gestetner from imposing various 
vertical territorial or customer restraints on dealers that sell its 
stencil duplicating machines, electronic scanning machines, and any 
related machines and parts, and accessories and 

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supplies, and from adopting policies to enforce such restraints. The 
Final Judgment also enjoined Gestetner from disseminating material that 
suggests or recommends the prices at which Gestetner products shall be 
resold, unless that material also makes clear that the products may be 
resold at any price.
    The Government has filed with the Court a Memorandum setting forth 
the reasons why it believes that termination of the Final Judgment 
would serve the public interest. Copies of the Complaint, Final 
Judgment, Stipulation containing the Government's consent, the 
Government's Memorandum, the motion papers, and all further papers 
filed with the Court in connection with this motion will be available 
for inspection at Room 200, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, 
325 7th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20530 (Telephone [phone]). 
Copies of any of these materials may be obtained from the Antitrust 
Division upon request and payment of the copying fee set by Department 
of Justice regulations.
    Interested persons may submit to the Government comments regarding 
the proposed termination of the Final Judgment. Such comments must be 
received within the sixty-day (60) period established by Court order, 
and will be filed with the Court by the Government. Comments should be 
addressed to Craig W. Conrath, Esq., Chief, Merger Task Force, 
Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, 1401 H Street NW., Suite 
4816, Washington, D.C. 20530 (Telephone [phone]).
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations.
[FR Doc. 95-23872 Filed 9-25-95; 8:45 am]
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